University High School - Flickertail Yearbook (Grand Forks, ND)

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THE CALL OF BASKET-BALL Basketball is here, 1et's give a cheer For the team and the games they will win t The game is calling, and its call is loud, It draws you out of the common crowd, It demands the speedy, the strong and true, his year For those are the kind that will fight for you. It calls, it beckons, and it says to all, Come ye, who are not afraid of a fall. Come one, come all, if you have the skill And are not afraid of being killed. It calls for grit, and there's plenty of it Right here in this school of ours. It wants the courage, it wants the will, It wants the man who can stand a spill. We need some forwards, and we need some And we need some centers too. If you can run, shoot, and can jump, The basketball game is calling you. The game is calling and its call is loud, It draws you out of the common crowd, It demands the speedy, the strong, and true. For they are the kind that will win for you. SPORTSMANSHIP If your's is the team defeated, Or your's is the team to wing Be cheery, gay, and pleasant, And go about with a grin. You shouldn't brag over others, Or take a defeat with ill-will, For it shows you're the poorest o And the poorest of losers as well. guards, f winners,

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ARDOCK January 13 On the way home from Minto the boys stopped off at Ardock and won another victory. The game was not very interesting and very one sided. Harding and Markell had their streak of luck hardly ever missing and shooting from every position on the floor. The U. H. S. had fifty-four points to their credit and Ardock eight when the final shout was given, because there was no basket-ball whistle in Ardock and the referee just yelled up instead of using a whistle. The boys rode over to Forest River Sunday morning with the same sleigh and team that Noah probably saved in the Ark, if one were to judge by their looks. They went so slow that a person walking behind would have to stop every once in a while in order not to run over the outfit. The boys reached Forest River just in time to catch the train. ST. THOMAS January 19 Every dog has his day so they say, and so did the U. H. S., basket- ball team. Their first defeat was dropped to St. Thomas. The players were handicapped by a small floor with two posts in the center of it. The first half ended six to five in our favor but we lost the last half. The score was sixteen to six. The main feature of this trip was trying to get something to eat. They must feed their livestock hard grain in St. Thomas if one judges by the toughness of their beafsteak. ARDOCK February 2 A midnight game was played against Ardock here. The train didn't arrive till ten o'clock but a game was played any way. All the U. H. S. boys got a chance to play in this game. The Ardock crew was held down so they didn't get a point till the last quarter, when a lucky basket was shot. The U. H. S. quint rung up basket after basket. The final score being 50 to 2. EAST GRAND FORKS February 10 The second defeat was met when East Grand Forks came over. Su- perior team work on the part of the visitors won the game for them. The game was fast and interesting. Harding showed great form in this game. Very close guardinng by both teams was the feature of the game. The score was 10 to 5. EAST GRAND FORKS March 2 The last game of the season was played across the river with East Grand Forks. This was a very fast game. Very close guarding was done by both teams. The first half ended six to two in favor of the U. H. S. but the last half turned the trick and East Grand Forks won by a score of nine to eleven. Two minutes before the end of the game the score was a tie but a basket on the part of the East side won the game or them.

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1 K ' y 'R TEAM Edgar Harding is our center, The one who tips the ball, The one who begins the battle, When the referee gives the call. Forseth and Johnson are forwards, The very best they are, Neither one can be better Without being all state star. Schroeder is guard for protection He helps keep the enemy awayg And with the help of Markell To the enemy spell dismay. Bonlie, Tree and Anstett as subs, For forwards and for guards, When one of these places are vacant They take the place of their pards. Coach LaMeter is the man of the hour, The best U. H. S. ever saw, Let's give a yell for the team now, Come on Austin, U. rah! rah! BASEBALL As the Flickertail goes to press, the baseball team is being organized. A meeting was held in the History room which was well attended. Victor Bonlie was elected manager and Roosevelt Forseth captain. Money was ap- propriated to purchase material. The boys all agreed to stay till the end of the season in spite of victories or defeats. They intend to enter the campus league and schedule games with a few outside teams. The prospects look promising for a good team. A number of the players have played with some of the stronger independent teams, and others are reported good players. As things look now, Rosie Forseth or Victor Bonlie will be the twirlers and Sander Urdal or Wilbur Anstett will do the catching. The batting ability is somewhat in doubt but if we judge by the size of the to-be-players they ought to do well. It has been a number of years since the U. H. S. has had a baseball team and the organization of the one this year is looked on with keen interest.